First (and very, very simple) controller program for the MUTT. See http://mbed.org/users/johnb/notebook/mutt-mbed-enabled-robot-vehicle/
Dependencies: mbed ArduinoMotorShield
main.cpp
- Committer:
- johnb
- Date:
- 2014-02-08
- Revision:
- 0:a3da4faf20a8
- Child:
- 1:fac3a5bf41dd
File content as of revision 0:a3da4faf20a8:
/** @file @brief MUTT controller, version 1. MUTT will keep going until an obstacle is detected at which point it'll stop and politely wait (indefinately) for the obstacle to move. See http://mbed.org/users/johnb/notebook/mutt-mbed-enabled-robot-vehicle/ @author John Bailey @copyright Copyright 2014 John Bailey @section LICENSE Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License. */ #include "mbed.h" /* Remove the comment to get some output on the serial line, however this may result in problems if the serial line's not connected (i.e. MUTT's not USB connected and is free roaming */ //#define SERIAL_OUTPUT #if defined SERIAL_OUTPUT Serial pc(USBTX, USBRX); #define OUTPUT_PERIOD 1000 #endif /* Connections to the Motor Shield. These will need to be changed for boards other than the KL46Z and it also assumes the presence of the cross-wiring on PWM B (see "Issues" at http://mbed.org/users/johnb/notebook/mutt-mbed-enabled-robot-vehicle/ ) */ AnalogIn irFeedback(PTC2 /* A4 */); PwmOut pwm_b( PTA5 ); PwmOut pwm_a( PTA12 ); DigitalOut dir_a(PTD7); DigitalOut dir_b(PTD5); /** Determine if the IR sensor is detecting an obstacle */ bool irSensesObstacle( void ) { /* IR sensor is TTL, so threshold is arbitary */ static const float ir_thresh = 0.5; /* If analogue feedback is less than the threshold then there's an obstacle */ return( irFeedback < ir_thresh ); } int main( void ) { #if defined SERIAL_OUTPUT uint16_t ticker = 0; uint16_t next_output = 0; #endif /* Set directions on the motors. What you need here will depend on how you've wired the motors to the motor shield. If you find that one or both wheels are turning backwards then you can either change the wiring or change these settings */ dir_a = 0; dir_b = 1; /* Forever is a long time ... */ while( 1 ) { /* Determine if there's an obstacle */ bool obstacle = irSensesObstacle(); #if defined SERIAL_OUTPUT if( next_output == OUTPUT_PERIOD ) { pc.printf( "MUTT: %04u %u\r\n",ticker++,obstacle); next_output = 0; } next_output++; #endif /* Set the PWM to both motors to 1 (i.e. 100%) in the case that there's no obstacle, set it to 0 (i.e. 0%) in the case that ab obstacle is detected */ pwm_a.write( !obstacle ); pwm_b.write( !obstacle ); /* Wait 1 millisecond before goind round the loop again */ wait_ms( 1 ); } }